This submission is lodged by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), the AIIA, the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) and Communications Alliance (jointly, the Associations), which collectively represent the bulk of Australia’s $100 billion ICT industry, including telecommunications Carriers, Carriage Service Providers (C/CSPs), vendors and intermediaries.

As the 2017 budget season approaches, India’s political leadership will make decisions on import duties that have an important impact on the nation’s business climate. Against this backdrop, our members, representing the most innovative information and communications technology (ICT) companies in the world, would like to highlight the value of a stable and predictable tariff regime.

With the volume and economic value of the direct access and impact government has on citizens
and business, there is clear opportunity for Government to take the lead and speed up Australia’s digital transformation.

AIIA welcome the opportunity to provide input to the Government’s ICT Procurement Taskforce.
The issues outlined in this submission have largely been expressed to the Taskforce through
various workshops and face to face conversations with Taskforce personnel and the Minister
directly.

AIIA’s view is that the Strategy is sound. However, as a general comment we would encourage the Government to be more ambitious. Emerging technology capability such as Artificial Intelligence, sophisticated data analytics, cognitive intelligence and systems, robotics etc, will have an exponential impact on productivity and the customer service experience – and are already incorporated into systems/services in the private sector.

In our increasingly sophisticated market, customers are demanding a banking experience which rivals the digital experience they enjoy across their social landscape.
Banks strive to deliver an extraordinary customer experience through the application of their digital assets. Constant juggling is required to deliver an authentic relevant digital experience while meeting the requirements of rigorous regulation and dealing with legacy services and systems.
This paper examines digital trends, some of their inhibitors and actions which will lead to improved customer outcomes.

Every bank wants to be a digital bank. Bankers are motivated to engage in digital by cost, new
consumers and competition. Digital winners will deliver outstanding customer service through this
channel. This paper explores the motivations, the current performance and suggests the critical levers
which drive success.

The marked changes are provided by the AIIA on the understanding that a further opportunity to provide detailed comments will be afforded at a later date and as such do not represent the AIIA's final view.

The marked changes are provided by the AIIA on the understanding that a further opportunity to provide detailed comments will be afforded at a later date and as such do not represent the AIIA's final view.